Classifier or separator.



W. A.,HENDRYX. GLASSIFIER OR SEPARATOR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 25, 1910.

Patented Feb. 18, 1913.

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APPLIOATXON FILED JULY 25, 1910.

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To all ril/wm -z' may concern:

Re ii known that I, Vlf'TiLUii A.. HENDRYX, :i Citizen of he United Stilles, residing at New York, in the eonnl'y of New York anal Slate of New York, here invented. Certain new and useful improvements in Cliieeifiers or Separatore, of which the following is :i speeiieatiori.

This invention is an apparatus intended primarily for use :is a classifier .for separating` the :line particles or sliines from Jche coarser materials, sand, etc., in. ore pulp.

The obieel. ol ille invention is to provide simple :ri mins ezi'iahleol continuous operation :it high elilfieity.

in its prelerrei'l orn'i he apparatus ad jnelzilile to control the fliziraeler or degree of ineness of lihe shines delivered lo *die liiiiniler, and also lille elizirzicer oi' the liiilings or heavier porticlee, well :is the pio portion oi inoieiiire delivered willi the. lzilel.

A preferred 'lor-m olJ apparatus einhorl'v- .ing my invenion is illuelraiecl in the aecomypeering; drawings wherein:

ure l is :i vertical sectional View on he line l-lf of lfig. 2; and Eig. k2 ie ai plan view.

The elassiiier illiietrelefl ci 3G tenir l provi@ il will e 7 nifl herring' hierom. a liiilnr (lisll fie pip e leggere rom is a 'ieposefl "porierl in guiding;

l l the (ie- ,V power lo o provided herir-Lil liliiile e* dismal-ge eeelion 'j t; n o v i essuie; the railing: lli 'legree eonlrolleffl hy rho position ii 'lo e of the e. valve 5. i preferably arrange above the blade l?, one or more hliiiiei'f: l0, he purpose of. which siiive elownwzirfl ifa-eil of ing :it ille hoiloin ol lhe In. ilie upper part of the funk l irri-:inge :i fsfuelo-eoniezil apron ll, supported in fhe llink and .ep-reeel llierefroin hy u. series oi webs lf2. il/ithiii lhis apron und illustratori. :le eneireiiilg the shaft (3 is :i perforated (lis.-

lrihuler 13 lAiiilfiy Whichthe pulp is flisehiirged, foreiinplellirough :i launder lll. As shown, the distrihiner 13, as` well as ihe bracket Carrying the hearings 7, is supported by fi cross'i'rame l5 of VWoo or metal. The upper periphery of the tank 1 is encircled oy an annular launder 16 having :L discharge 17 for the slinies and excess 'of water. l

' The operation of the pzrrl's above described is as followszfllie pulp to be subjeetecl lo elaesilieziion, accompanied by the proper proportion of Water, which may in Sonie-instances :iniouiiu to live or six tons or" Writer per ton of ore, is feci to the flienributer i3, and thence discharged inio the tank l. The send and heavier perli^les eel'lle the bottoni :i ncl are continuously nlerxnittently discharged. According ro the adjustment of lhe gil-ie the liemfier particles may he -clisel'izirg'ecl with ai. `gre-ter or content of Water as desired, to lie iifirliher 'reai'ecl in any desired or appropriate mennen The Wailer with he suspended sliines flows up Wnrflly through the eon-raeieil priefszihe tween the llink l, and ille conical apron ll,

eeiimelerl overflow pziesage he ii the wall of ille lziiil, unil l'lw. coin( gapron of oee'ireel imm ironie wom oi .we (linnn. nexil. lo he il the ille e 'pleineniiirj aprons il; not io i. 1' section ol lhe overflow eolinnii, :mijl hereby ille Veloeily oi 'lievi' through this eolumn, but hier lo eonlrol llie l. nino. ami therefore ile eoriing fourni in prmlliee lhol, by the s ren'ioiml olf lli :'apro; efelions ille. ins nia-y he eorilroileil lo deliver im, proporlion :nifl character olt eli'ines to llie lziuncler lo, or in euse it he so desired, to eii'eel- :i practically complete separation of the solid mutter from the liquid. The sm` eral conical aprons muy he made in .sections 'for convenience of insertion and removal, or

1. Ima classifier or separator, thc combi-l nation of a conical tank, an apron composed of detachable nested sect-ions' concentric-ally disposed within the tank-andhaving walls substantially parallel to the walls of the tank, thereby forming a lsort-ing column. 'andmeans for delivering pulp atthe base of said sorting column.

2. In-,a classifier or Separator, the combination of a tank having downwardly converging walls, an apron composed of detach able nestedvsections having walls substantially parallel to the walls of the tank, thereby forming a. sorting column, and means for delivering pulp at the base oi said sorting column.

3. In a classifier or separator, the combination of a tank'4 having downwardly converging walls and a bottom outlet.l an apron `composed of detachable nested sections having walls substantially parallel to the walls of the tank. thereby forming a sorting column, means for delivering pulp'at the base of said sorting column, and means arranged in connection with said outlet` for compressing and discharging the settled solids. l

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses. VILBUR ALSON HENDRYX.

lVitnesses J. DUNCAN TANsxLL, ARTHUR C. BLAGDEN. 

